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Oumaima Hamzaoui
- Program & Year
- Finance, 4th year
- Hometown
- Morocco
- Extracurriculars
- Volunteering and going for walks
- Languages spoken
- Arabic, French, English, elementary Chinese (Mandarin) and a little bit of Turkish
- Interests
- Learning new languages, watching interesting tv shows and exploring various jobs to expand varied career opportunities
- Fun Fact
- I hold a brown belt in Karate and I also have experience practicing Taekwondo
Sydney Thompson
- Program & Year
- Management and Business Analytics, 4th year
- Hometown
- Kincardine, Ontario
- Extracurriculars
- VP Clubs of AéTSA (Telfer Student Association)
- Languages spoken
- French and English
- Interests
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Hiking, going to the beach and surfing. I love exploring and having fun with friends. I am also interested in meeting new people and getting involved in my community in as many ways as possible.
- Fun Fact
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The small town I am from is right on Lake Huron and when the wind is strong enough, you can surf the freshwater waves! The best time to surf in Kincardine is during the wintertime!
Matthew Montoni
- Program & Year
- Management, 4th year
- Hometown
- Rosemère, QC
- Extracurriculars
- Enactus, Market Mavericks, HRMA
- Languages spoken
- English, French
- Interests
- Cooking, reading, biking, skiing, music
- Fun Fact
- I once ran a successful ice cream stand when I was 17 years old
Sanika Gaikwad
- Program & Year
- Marketing and Finance, 3rd year
- Hometown
- Pune, India
- Extracurriculars
- Microprogram Management Consulting (PMCP), Telfer Marketing Association
- Languages spoken
- English, Hindi, Marathi
- Interests
- Chess and music
- Fun Fact
- I have travelled to 16 countries
Ameera Abdalla
- Program & Year
- Healthcare Analytics & Business Technology Management, 4th year
- Hometown
- Ottawa, ON
- Extracurriculars
- VP Internal of BHS (Business Healthcare Society)
- Languages spoken
- English & Arabic
- Interests
- Reading, sports, and travel
- Fun Fact
- Prior to university, I studied at 9 different schools!
Yazan Khasawneh
- Program & Year
- Business technology Management, 3rd year
- Hometown
- Amman, Jordan
- Extracurriculars
- President, Business Technology Association
- Languages spoken
- Arabic, English
- Interests
- Sports, politics, music, and video games
- Fun Fact
- I love skiing and playing football; feel free to reach out to plan a game/trip!
Damaris Middel
- Program & Year
- International Management, 4th year
- Hometown
- Oakville, Ontario
- Extracurriculars
- Telfer Competitions Committee (TCCT)
- Languages spoken
- English and French
- Interests
- Travelling, art, and film
- Fun Fact
- I did ballet for 15 years!
Déborah Ntumba
- Program & Year
- Accounting, 4th year
- Hometown
- Amman, Jordan
- Extracurriculars
- Director of External Affairs for the Avid Readers Club, member of a dance group, Ambassador for the Telfer Career Centre (2023) and podcast host for AéTSA (2023)
- Languages spoken
- French (fluent), English (intermediate), Lingala (intermediate)
- Interests
- Singing, dancing, poetry, art and video games
- Fun Fact
- Sometimes I laugh when sleeping
Cathy Tran
- Program & Year
- Management, 4th year
- Hometown
- Ottawa, ON
- Extracurriculars
- Telfer International, Enactus
- Languages spoken
- English, Vietnamese, French
- Interests
- Exploring the food scene in every city I visit, traveling, and reading
- Fun Fact
- My Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones are my lifeline; you’ll likely always see it on my head.
Isabella Jimenez
- Program & Year
- Finance and Business Technology Management (French Immersion) (COOP), 2nd year
- Hometown
- San Jose, Costa Rica
- Extracurriculars
- AéTSA, photography
- Languages spoken
- English, French, Spanish
- Interests
- Gym, beach, fashion
- Fun Fact
- I have 3 wiener dogs
Zahraa Hossenbaccus
- Program & Year
- Bachelor of Commerce/Juris Doctor, 4th year
- Hometown
- Kingston, ON
- Extracurriculars
- Co-President of Telfer International
- Languages spoken
- English, French, Mauritian Creole
- Interests
- Reading, Spending time with my family and friends, Always on the hunt for new food places to try!
- Fun Fact
- I got to meet and spend time with a national curling team at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier
Jamie Scott
- Program & Year
- Management, 2nd year
- Hometown
- Ottawa, ON
- Extracurriculars
- President Place à la Jeunesse, Jeux du Commerce Case Competition – Academic Delegate
- Languages spoken
- English, French
- Interests
- Singing, music, volunteering in my community
- Fun Fact
- I am a singer and songwriter, you can check out my music on YouTube and Spotify!
Thierry Mentor
- Program & Year
- Bachelor of Commerce/Juris Doctor, 2nd year
- Hometown
- Rockland, ON
- Extracurriculars
- Gee-Gees men's volleyball and VP Internal for the Telfer Competitions Committee.
- Languages spoken
- French and English
- Interests
- Sports, music, reading and travelling
- Fun Fact
- I lost my passport at the airport
